After a while, Hu came to Bai's room, Chen Wenhui was busy with a salute, Hu helped Wen Hui up with a smile, and after a few words of greeting with Bai, Hu said: "Sister, you see that my family and the Liu family have made a marriage, and the Liu family's in-laws have also gone to their tea factory to see, and I have also written a letter to my parents in the capital." How do you know that the parents in the capital attach great importance to it, and they must ask whether they are married in the capital or in the south of the Yangtze River? Where is this dowry sent? I haven't thought about this yet, should I discuss it with the Liu family? But what should the Liu family do if they haven't returned to Qingyang City yet? ”

Bai said: "Well, this should be considered, it's better like this, let's ask Liu Jingyuan." I look at the affairs of their family, Liu Jingyuan can be in charge. ”

Hu thought about it too. Wen Hui said: "Aunt Hu, tell you good news, my eldest brother is about to get married." ”

Hu Shi was overjoyed when he heard the news: "Really? Is it the girl from the Wanjia family that my sister said earlier? ”

At this time, Liu Yan and Liu Jing turned out, they were about to go to the yamen, and they remembered one thing, and they wanted to ask Chen Yuanheng, so they came to the Bai family. Just when he heard the news that Wen Jun was going to get married, Liu Jing originally saluted his future mother-in-law, Hu Shi, and hurriedly began to make noise.

Bai said with a smile: "I fell in love with Wan Meizhen, the eldest girl of the Wanjia family, this girl is very good, capable, smart, generous, and good-looking." My family and Wanjia are old friends again, this is a godsend. ”

Liu Jingyuan frowned and thought for a while and said: "Oh, I remember, I have heard someone say that it is the eldest girl of Wanjia, who is very favored by her grandfather, and actually handed over the business to her to be managed by a girl's family." There are a lot of people talking about this matter in Qingyang City. In fact, these are all bad habits in Jiangnan, in our capital, women should be in charge of the family's business. industry, so that men have the energy to deal with government affairs. ”

Bai said: "Yes, we have been in Jiangnan for several years. Seeing that Jun'er and Lin'er are both older, they can't find a suitable girl. There are a lot of kisses in this door-to-door. But Jun'er, the daughter-in-law, is my eldest daughter-in-law, and she will want to do my big mess in the future, so she can't do anything. For this reason, I have seen many girls, and there are countless good looks, but most of them are twisted and pinched, either they don't know two of the three words, or they know the words. But he can only recite poems, and he doesn't know anything about business and industry, and he can't even manage the maids and women around him. You say so. What are you coming for? When you look like a person? So, I'm worried, too. When I arrived in Qingyang City, because I was catching up with the drought, I organized a disaster relief for my wife and girls, and I unexpectedly met this ten thousand girls. This girl stands out from the crowd. When the girls and their wives were helpless, she helped me manage the money I had donated, organized soup kitchens, and cared for orphans. I liked it right away. At that time, I thought, how nice it would be if this good girl could be worthy of us Jun'er. However, look at this girl, she is not too young, Jiangnan here are all married early, and the girl's family has been married very early. I'm afraid that our family doesn't have this blessing, who knows, she didn't have a marriage. said yes, because the girl is too capable, which does not conform to the Jiangnan custom that a woman is virtuous if she is not talented, so the better people are not willing to have such a capable daughter-in-law. I laughed out loud when I heard it. It's ridiculous that these stupid women don't know the goods, so they just keep them for my family. ”

Liu Yan also laughed when he saw that Bai's words were interesting, and a rare sunny look appeared on his handsome face. Liu Jingyuan said: "This Wan girl is a good girl, but I don't know, is it in line with Ah Jun's wishes?" ”

Wen Hui smiled and said, "Brother Liu, you are really a good friend of my brother. Rest assured. My brother is very willing. Before, I cooperated with this Wan girl to do business, and at that time, I asked my brother to help me and Wan girl find a place and open a workshop together, so that my brother also liked this generous, capable, and hearty Sister Wan. So, yesterday, as soon as my mother and brother said it, my brother agreed. ”

Only then did Liu Yan understand why he called Wen Jun out yesterday. Liu Jingyuan said with a smile: "It's still Hui'er's sister who will arrange it, it is foreseeable that this Ah Jun will become a relative in the future, and it must also be Qin Se and Ming." ”

Wen Hui smiled and said, "Is it just like you and Sister Mingzhu?" ”

Liu Jingyuan hurriedly glanced at the Hu family: "Sister Wen Hui, it's nonsense again, I won't take a look at it, Mrs. Hu is still here." ”

Hu Shi smiled and said, "It's okay, Hui'er is like my daughter, you can say anything." By the way, Keihara, I'm here to find you. ”

When Liu Jingyuan heard that his future mother-in-law was looking for him, he hurriedly calmed down and said, "What is Mrs. Hu looking for me?" ”

Hu smiled and said what he meant. Liu Jingyuan smiled and said, "I was about to tell you, in fact, I had planned it a long time ago, I was going to stay in Qingyang City for a few years." Therefore, my parents want to buy me a house in Qingyang City, firstly, I will have a place to live with Mingzhu after I get married, and secondly, I am an official here, I have a wife and a family, and it is convenient for my parents to come and see me. It's just that this suitable house is not easy to find, so I haven't told you all the time, thinking that I will tell you when I find it. ”

When Hu Shi heard this, he immediately said: "If this is the case, I am also happy, and don't look for any house, just be there." That place was originally given by me to Mingzhu as a dowry, whether the house is good, not big or small, it is also close to here, and it will be close to your three provincial governors in the future, so it is convenient for you to go up and down the yamen. How nice. ”

Liu Jingyuan was embarrassed, and smiled silently. Bai is a shrewd person, and he knows at a glance that he says: "Jingyuan, are you afraid that people will say that you are married and live in your mother-in-law's house?" Afraid that people will say that you are plugging in the door upside down and greedy for your mother-in-law's money? ”

Liu Jingyuan's mind was broken by the Bai family, and he was even more embarrassed. Hu Shi reacted at this time, and couldn't help but be a little anxious: "Jingyuan, you have always been a generous and free person, why do you care about this." It's not that you don't have a house at home, this place is just for a while, what does it matter? ”

Bai said: "Otherwise, people with small families don't have a house, and they can get married by renting a house." Just like my family, although this Thorn Mansion is good, it is not my family's house. My family's house is in the capital, so what should I do if Jun'er gets married? Do you want to go to your home in the capital? Do you want to buy a house for this now? So, you, just stay with Mrs. Hu. If you don't want to go, you should rent a house, it doesn't matter who the landlord is, as long as you pay the money. Why don't you just pay the money to Mrs. Hu? ”

Liu Jingyuan thought that Bai's idea was good. In fact, for so long, he has been asking where there is a suitable house, and he has seen a lot of houses, but none of them are suitable, either too far away, too small, or too old, or the layout is not reasonable. Therefore, he was also very anxious, and he was about to delay his marriage to his sweetheart because of this.

It's the house where the Hu family lives now, he and his parents went to the meeting, the size, the distance is appropriate, the layout is also very exquisite, the Hu family and Mingzhu are good, he likes it very much at a glance, but as a man, how can he live in his mother-in-law's house, not to mention that his family is not short of money, but he is short of money, and he will also think of getting a house to marry his beloved.

It's good now, Bai's idea is good, there are many people living in the Great Chu Dynasty who are officials outside, can't they all buy houses? Therefore, renting a house is the most common behavior, anyway, it is only a few years for an official to be in office, and it is the most convenient to rent a house. He just rented his mother-in-law's house, anyway, he didn't have a house in the capital.

Liu Jingyuan thought of this and said: "The third aunt's mention is very good, I will rent Mrs. Hu's house, how much is the rent, we still have to make a contract, it is better to be formal." ”

Hu Shi just wanted to say, where is it so troublesome to use silver and contracts, just live directly. Before the words were spoken, he was glanced at by the Bai family, and the Hu family was also a smart person, so he understood it at once. I also praised Bai for his quick response, and he came up with this method so quickly. If he wants to give silver, let him give it, anyway, as long as he has peace of mind, his family is not a family that can't afford this silver, besides, she can receive money, but she can also give her daughter a dowry, it's a big deal to give this silver to her daughter as a dowry. Anyway, he has no right to say how much he gives his daughter as a dowry. Thinking of this, Hu immediately readily agreed. and urged Liu Jingyuan to make a contract.

So, Liu Yan and they went to the yamen together. After they left, there were only Bai and Wen Hui left. The two mothers and daughters hurriedly asked someone to take the booklet from the treasury and prepared to choose a few things to give to Li Hanmo. After a while, the booklet was delivered, and Wen Hui and Bai looked at it. It realizes that there are a lot of things stored in the warehouse at home, first, because when he was in Deqing before, every time he was in Deqing, Bai would take Wen Hui to buy things, so he saved a lot. The Bai family picked up some valuable ones and transported them back to the mansion in the capital first. After all, this is a guest house, and their home is still in the capital. Especially after Wen Lin arrived in the capital, his family bought his own small house in the capital, which made it more convenient to put things, so he shipped a lot back. Second, there are still some things that Chen Yuanheng got when he was in office.

Chen Yuanheng has been a parent official since Ancheng, and later a prefect, there are many people who ask him to do things, Chen Yuanheng has always made friends and is kind to others, so he has gained a lot of things. Especially in this year, it has become a history of assassination, so that the feudal officials can get more things. There is no shortage of treasures in these things, and the Bai family has sent the good ones back to the capital one after another, and the warehouse is still full.

In the end, Bai and Wen Hui checked out a fine inkstone, two fine brocades, and some newly made jade paper, and made a gift to send over. The red carp took the pair of cards to get something, and at this time, the former big girl of the Bai family, Qingshuang, came over.

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